Health in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Rivne Oblast was 69.9 years in 2021, 12th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Rivne Oblast?
Rivne Oblast had 4,075 doctors at the end of 2021, about 36 per 10,000 people, 12th highest of 25 regions (Ukraine about 35).
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Between 2019 and 2021, the COVID-19 years, life expectancy in Rivne Oblast fell from 72.0 to 69.9 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Rivne Oblast recorded 14.9 deaths and 10.2 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 12.7 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Rivne Oblast changed from 4,830 in 2015 to 4,075 in 2021 (-15.6%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 9,362 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Rivne Oblast at the end of 2021, about 82 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Rivne Oblast had 7,256 beds at the end of 2021 (about 64 per 10,000 people), down from 9,560 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 364 people in Rivne Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 32 per 100,000 people, 11th lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Rivne Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Rivne Oblast ranks 12 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sumy Oblast | 70.3 |
| 10 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 70.3 |
| 11 | Poltava Oblast | 70.0 |
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 69.9 |
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 69.5 |
| 14 | Odesa Oblast | 69.2 |
| 15 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 69.1 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Rivne Oblast ranks 12 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kharkiv Oblast | 41 |
| 10 | Odesa Oblast | 39 |
| 11 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 37 |
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 36 |
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 36 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 35 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Rivne Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
| 15 | Rivne Oblast | 32 |
| 16 | Kharkiv Oblast | 29 |
| 17 | Poltava Oblast | 27 |
| 18 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 27 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Rivne Oblast ranks 22 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 16.1 |
| 18 | Lviv Oblast | 16.0 |
| 19 | Kyiv | 15.3 |
| 20 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 15.2 |
| 21 | Volyn Oblast | 15.1 |
| 22 | Rivne Oblast | 14.9 |
| 23 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 14.8 |
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Sources
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part I: population, labour, education, incomes, health, housing and crime by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e79c6e922ef0…)
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